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Afghan Veteran Voice's avatar

As an Afghan veteran who spent years in war zones, I can say technology alone never wins wars. Lasers, missiles, or drones — the real cost is always paid by soldiers and civilians on the ground, what I seen in The ground in Afghanistan.

Joe Plenzler's avatar

So, so true.

Jared Keller's avatar

Ain't that the truth

Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

U.S. Armed Services Afghan veteran or war veteran because you lived in Afghanistan?

Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

No answer AVV? You portray yourself as someone who served in the ranks of the US military but your your name does not say you are were US military. For whom do you speak? You eat up "thank you for your service" posts but who you serve, why, and how?

Marie Millin's avatar

Thank you for your service!

Protect the Vote's avatar

The American Fascist Experience

“I didn’t know that I had been so angry and offensive to Mary” This lack of knowledge is related to the inability of the person to look inward at their actions particularly in the moment…a quality called introspection There are varying degrees of an individual’s introspective ability Some quite adept others not so much

Rachel Maddow has been known for her unique reporting style because she uses historical perspectives many times to help her audience see what is happening in the present day In a presentation(https://bit.ly/4rtJV5y) at UBC(University of British Columbia) she was asked during a Q&A why she uses this approach and her answer was revealing

She related that Americans tend to be arrogant and in my summation collectively lack introspection And in using her historical approach she gets her audience to rise above the current day experience, and in looking into the past see the present day by seeing the past experiences we have had in America

In her Prequel podcast series(https://bit.ly/4bpzEkC) she exposes the 1930’s American Nazi movement and allows the listener to make the translation to what is happening now Similarly she exposes the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII in a podcast series Burn Order showing the federal government’s illegal detainment of American citizens in concentration camps leading the listener to seeing what is happening now History doesn’t repeat itself but it certainly rhymes

markr61888's avatar

We have a complete juvenile in office that thinks talking about our laser power and anything else he can sell bulkshit and now again lose of life that he actually brags about .he has effed up every aspect of our beliefs because hes playing toy soldier and looking for credit for anything and just has no value for american life or our constitution .our own reps ,generals that can stop him and his cabinet are completely complacent and to passive so its time for an uprising with what ever it takes to stop this madness .our troops dont belong serving him and this whole sceaming cabinet needs to be dealt with.it appears our reps and generals are willing to loose their own families and put the whole damn country at risk trump did all of this on purpose because he doesn't want to go to jail for being a felon and murderer .

Timothy Richley's avatar

Excellent article. I enjoyed reading it. Very informative on the general limitations of the CW laser.

Timothy Richley's avatar

Your welcome

David Carden's avatar

I volunteered for the draft in 1968, also volunteered to be one of a group of 8 who would be trained as a combat medic for 82nd Airborne, six weeks (on stateside it was 5-6 months). Stationed at Phu Loi in middle of Mekong Delta & Iron Triangle, I was there during the height of the war 1968-70. I take 17 medications 💊 a day from agent orange exposure and wear prosthetic braces to walk. I am writing a memoir- My Vietnam 1968-70- hopefully to a publisher mid-summer.

We were 'boy soldiers' all between 18-22. A whole generation lost. In today's environment, many Americans have not honored those who served in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. I live everyday one step at a time and savor living in the moment. David Carden, jr.

Teri Gelini's avatar

Thank you for your service . I was a '69 high school graduate and many of my male friends lost their lives over there. I spent the summer of '68 at Kennedy hospital (in Memphis)many days as my dad was there with what they found on autopsy a malignant brain tumor. He had been shot in the back in Germany in WW II and was aparaplegic. I saw many nam soldiers there on the spinal cord injury floor where my dad was the whole summer until he passed. They were scared and just 18-19 y/o many of them. This is a repeat of a useless war and there will be many lives lost for nothing but someone trying to avoid jail...

Richard Roberts's avatar

What was not addressed was the use of lasers against piloted planes. And in this case could be used effectively but still one on one.

Robot Bender's avatar

At the current level, lasering an aircraft down would be hard to do. The laser could blind the crew like idiots with laser pointers do, but do far worse eye damage. In the case of a laser powerful enough to damage an aircraft, the blindness would be permanent.

Laser weapons have a long way to go before they're like Star Wars, if they can even get there.

Pasqual Allen's avatar

Interesting that the reports were Vance wasn’t with the strikes. This after other reports of Vance not being with some of the foreign policy of others in the administration. Leads me to believe that his governing when it comes to war the Middle East and foreign policy will be different from Trumps. I don’t agree with the man on anything politically. But I do on this. A lot of his bark is Cap to appease the MAGA Base and Trump supporters. Sometimes the loudest is the most against secretly. He’s not a great man for what he’s said about social issues. But he’s playing politics. Trying to get a base support. The Trump foreign policy is driven and impacted by Jared Kushner. This looks like driven from Jared Kushner. In the new administration whether it be Vance or Newsom I’m in the opinion that the foreign policy and decisions like this will change.

menehune's avatar

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Bonnie Boyce's avatar

I’m very grateful for the fact that there are some untainted sources upon which I can rely for important information. Thank you.

Barb O's avatar

So great, right? More weapons to kill more people. Destroy more countries. Create more enemies. I couldn't listen. It's the same crap, updated for 2026.

Declan's avatar

The video of the affected drone is worth zilch...doesn't work

Jared Keller's avatar

The video doesn't work or the laser doesn't work? Here's the video in DVIDS if you're having trouble viewing it here! https://www.dvidshub.net/video/790860/marines-train-with-claws-take-down-uav-mid-flight

David Hanna's avatar

Space lasers and moon ponies...

Stephen M Kahnert's avatar

Hey, maybe PlayStation could use that Epstein birthday card outline by Donald to create a sweet one-of-a-kind handheld controller for him to use to zap the world. Badda boom badda bing. So to speak

Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

You are a freakin' idiot at best

Shell Payton's avatar

So why? He is a criminal and pedophile. Period

Shell Payton's avatar

You love this shit? Don't you? Well the rest of the world population thinks you are just garbage to humanity and really ready to fight back, you fucking bastards

Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

Nailed it, Shell